HARVEST WINDFARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 53 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Huron County
- Operator
- HARVEST I
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56635
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 116 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.8300, -83.2064
HARVEST WINDFARM LLC, a 53 MW Wind power plant in Huron County, Michigan. Operated by HARVEST I, commissioned 2008.
How HARVEST WINDFARM LLC compares
With 53 MW of capacity, HARVEST WINDFARM LLC ranks 42nd among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 10th of the 13 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.3% of Michigan's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 370th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 86% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Huron County with 10 other operating plants, including MICHIGAN WIND 1 LLC and SIGEL WIND PARK.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 53 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 116 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 120 kV line, about 0.5 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 338 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MICHIGAN WIND 2 (90 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HARVEST WINDFARM LLC is a 53 MW wind power plant in Huron County, MI, operated by HARVEST I, commissioned in 2008. Huron County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 35th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 79th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Huron County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 27.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 14.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Huron County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.